I was delighted to hear from Robert Watt member of the Orders and Medals Research Society. He possesses in his collection a Hull Seaman’s and General Orphan Asylum medal for William Henry Cumpston.

William Henry was a gifted child who published poetry and went on to become a newspaper editor. He had a troubled time though when charged with attempted murder. You can read his story on my website at

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About mallerstang

Member of the Guild of One Name Studies researching the name CUMPSTON and its variants. You can see my website at www.cumpston.org.uk
I have a new study of the name LAXEN with its own blog at https://laxenresearch.wordpress.com/ and a further research blog which is not registered as a one name study of KNAGGS of Flamborough https://knaggsresearch.wordpress.com/